A Colonial Christmas

Track Listings

1. Cold and Raw

2. Bethlehem-While Shepherds

3. In the Fields in Frost

4. The Seasons-Winter

5. Drive the Cold Winter Away

6. Emanuel for Christmas

7. Judea-A Virgin Unspotted

8. Christmas Cheer

9. Greensleeves/Pudding Pies

10. Lumps of Pudding

11. Boxford-The Lands

12. Cradle Hymn-Hush, my dear

13. Redemption-Hark, hark

14. Paxton

15. Antioch

16. Peace and Plenty

17. New Year's Eve

18. The Healths/Merry Wassel

19. Adeste fideles

20. Portugese Hymn

See all 40 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
St. Louis Post Dispatch, December 12, 2004
"A winning mixture of shape-note hymns and dance tunes."

Album Description
Seasonal music of colonial America featuring our ensemble of men’s voices and band of historic instruments including flute, violin, and bass:

- A stirring selection of 18th-century, New England shape-note anthems and hymns by William Billings and his contemporaries

- Tunes from the 1779 fiddle-book of a colonial military captain (named "George Bush")

- Popular, lively country dance tunes

Tracks:

Molly On The Shore
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Shepherd's Hey!
Harvest Hymn
Arrival Platform Humlet
Handel In The Strand
I. Swedish Air And Dance
II. Song Of Varmeland
III. Norwegian Polska
IV. Danish Melody
V. Air And Finale On Norwegian Dances
The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
The Maiden And The Frog
The Shoemaker From Jerusalem
Mock Morris
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
Themes And Variations
Youthful Rapture
Colonial Song

Customer Reviews:

Absolutely, Percy at his best............2006-07-15

For anyone who loves Merchant-Ivory films and recalls the background music for Howard's End (my favorite), Mock Morris has to keep playing over and over in one's head; but for me it's never annoying, only happy.

This ensemble enhances every composition - marvelous!

A delight!.......2000-08-12

This is one of the most delightful recordings of Grainger's works I have heard. If you're looking for Grainger or just enjoyable music, this is for you. It lifts my spirits and inspires me with the great performance as well as the wonderful, lyrical melodies.

More music of Percy Grainger.......1999-09-29

Chandos is certainly to be lauded for their wonderful Grainger project. This volume which features Grainger's chamber music is wonderful. The members of the Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields deliver a wonderful performance.

Tracks:

Handel In The Strand
Bridal Lullaby
English Waltz
Mock Morris
To A Nordic Princess
In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
Peace
Saxon Twi-Play
Andante Con Moto
Children's March
The Immovable Do
Sailor's Song
Colonial Song
Walking Tune
Harvest Hymn
In Dahomey

Tracks:

b flat Pno Con (Opening)
Cradle-Song
Love Walked In
Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
Nimrod
Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
'Blithe Bells'
Fugue In a
The Man I Love

Tracks:

Country Gardens
The Merry King
Molly On The Shore
Irish Tune From County Derry
Knight And Shepard's Daughter
The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
Jutish Medley
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Near Woodstock Town
Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
The Brisk Young Sailor
One More Day My John (Easy Version)
Rimmer And Goldcastle
Spoon River
The Widow's Party
The Hunter In His Career
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Died For Love
Scotch Strathspey
One More Day My John (Complex Version)
Bristol Town
Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
Mo Ninghean Dhu
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
Stalt Vesselil
O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
Shepard's Hey

Tracks:

Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
Nell
Apres Un Reve
Pno Con, First Movt
Tiger-Tiger
Air And Dance
Hornpipe
Toccata And Fugue in d
Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
Angelus Ad Virginem
Klavierstuck in E
Eastern Intermezzo
The Bigelow March
Pno Con, First Movt
At Twilight
Klavierstuck in a
Klavierstuck in B Flat
Klavierstuck in D

Tracks:

Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
English Dance
Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
'Spoon River'-American Folk Dance
Train Music
Zanzibar Boat-Song
Paganini Varations, No.12
Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
'A Dance Rhapsody'
Girl Crazy: Embraceable You
The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

Customer Reviews:

Every last note..........2006-06-14

A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
Every last note!
The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
I think his best work to date.
He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.

La Noche Buena: Christmas Music of Colonial Latin America

Average customer rating:

I'm Dreaming of a Colonial Christmas.
Amazon has this in stock!
"Year's Best" says Express-News

La Noche Buena: Christmas Music of Colonial Latin America
San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble (SAVAE)
Manufacturer: WLP
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Latin Music | Styles | Music

Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000BIS8LO
Release Date: 2005-10-01

Tracks:

Hoy es dde placer (This is a day to rejoice)
Christus natus est (Christ is born)
Serenissima una noche (One serene night)
Hanacpachap cussicuinin (For the joy of the highest realms)
Dame albri mano Anton (Joyful tidings,brother anton)
Tarara yo soy Anton (Sound the trumpet, I am Anton)
Eso rigor e repente (That sudden hardship)
Magnificat tertii toni (My soul magnifies the Lord)
Conceptionem virginis Mariae (Immaculate Conception of Mary
Xicochi, xicochi conetzintle (Gently sleep, precious little one)
A siolo Flasiquiyo (Greetings, Francis)
En un portalejo pobre (In a humble manger)
Tleycantimo choquiliya (Hush, little child)
Los coflades de la estrella (The brotherhood of the star)
De caranos el d(A day of icicles)
Convidando esta noche (Lively is the night)

Album Description

SAVAE's "La Noche Buena" recording takes listeners on a delightful, and often unexpected, musical journey into the colonial cathedrals of the Spanish frontier. Adventuresome 16th & 17th-century composers blended the melodies, rhythms and dialects of indigenous Aztecs, Maya, and Incas- with those of Spanish Catholic missionaries and West African laborers to create unique Christmas music for The New World. The Nativity story is told here through music that captures the lively cultural exchange of an unprecedented era when the voices of Native Americans, African Slaves, and Spanish Conquerors were raised together in celebration of the birth of Jesus.

Customer Reviews:

I'm Dreaming of a Colonial Christmas........2007-01-11

As a resident of the Philippines, I got this CD to revel in our shared Spanish colonial past and have delighted myself and my friends with frequent playings. I was already familiar with SAVAE's 'Guadalupe' discs and their wonderful evocation of the multicultural music of Aztec, Renaissance and Baroque Mexico. This production continues that unique sound and adds the rhythms of Africa. A worthy addition to anyone's Christmas and/or Period Music collection. Come to think of it, it's fun to listen to without any labels! SAVAE: Come on over and do the same for our Hispanic heritage on this side of the Pacific!

Amazon has this in stock!.......2005-12-09

Despite what the product info above says, amazon.com does have this in stock (our record label has been shipping them bulk orders every few days).

"Year's Best" says Express-News.......2005-12-09

Wed. Dec. 7 edition, SA Life section, page 4G

" SAVAE, La Noche Buena
Drum roll, please. The best Christmas album of the year is a dark horse from our own ranks, and we can almost guarantee you've never heard these songs before. The San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble has excavated 16th and 17th century century songs by Spanish, Portuguese and indigenous New World composers in Latin, European, African, and American Indian languages. The seven singers also play the instruments, usually percussion but also guitar and recorders. Lovely, lively stuff."

by Michael Barrett
special to the Express-News

Average customer rating:

One of the best cd's I've heard!

A Colonial Christmas

Manufacturer: Ex cathedra Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006BC17I
Release Date: 2004-10-04

Tracks:

Cold and Raw
Bethlehem-While Shepherds
In the Fields in Frost
The Seasons-Winter
Drive the Cold Winter Away
Emanuel for Christmas
Judea-A Virgin Unspotted
Christmas Cheer
Greensleeves/Pudding Pies
Lumps of Pudding
Boxford-The Lands
Cradle Hymn-Hush, my dear
Redemption-Hark, hark
Paxton
Antioch
Peace and Plenty
New Year's Eve
The Healths/Merry Wassel
Adeste fideles
Portugese Hymn
Over the Water to Charlie
Somersett
Ulster
Uffindell
Kathren Oggie
New Year's Day
Barkers Maggott/Stepney
General Washington's March
Ode for the New Year
Washington
Soldier's Joy
Yankee Doodle
Star in the East
The Babe of Bethlehem
Twelfth Eve
The Shepherd's Star
Our Pleasure
Modern Musician
Malbrouk
New Year-Eternity

Album Description

Seasonal music of colonial America featuring our ensemble of men's voices and band of historic instruments including flute, violin, and bass:

- A stirring selection of 18th-century, New England shape-note anthems and hymns by William Billings and his contemporaries

- Tunes from the 1779 fiddle-book of a colonial military captain (named "George Bush")

- Popular, lively country dance tunes

Customer Reviews:

One of the best cd's I've heard!.......2005-02-03

This cd is spectacular; Early Music NY is a great men's choir, and all their stuff is great. This cd contains a lot of shape-note singing, Billings work (an early american composer), and tunes from Playford's Dancing master, many of them vary familiar. If you like Jane Austen movies, you'll love this cd, becasue it's the same type of music. This recording never leaves my cd player, it's not just for Christmas.

Average customer rating:

Fine selection of Grainger and solid virtuosity to boot

Music of Grainger, Britten and Warlock

Manufacturer: Phoenix USA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000026190
Release Date: 1991-01-01

Tracks:

Lincolnshire Posy: Lisbon Bay (Sailor's Song)
Lincolnshire Posy: Harkstow Grange (The Miser And His Man - A Local Tragedy)
Lincolnshire Posy: Rufford Park Poachers (Poaching Song)
Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor (Who Returned To Wed His True Love)
Lincolnshire Posy: Lord Melbourne (War Song)
Lincolnshire Posy: Lost Lady Found (Dance Song)
Colonial Song
The Duke Of Marlborough Fanfare
Sheperd's Hey
Faeroe Island Dance
Molly On The Shore
Irish Tune From County Derry
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
A Simple Sym: Boisterous Bourree
A Simple Sym: Playful Pizzicato
A Simple Sym: Sentimental Saraband
A Simple Sym: Frolicsome Finale
Capriol Ste: Basse-Dance
Capriol Ste: Pavane
Capriol Ste: Tordion
Capriol Ste: Bransles
Capriol Ste: Pieds-En-L'Air
Capriol Ste: Mattachins

Customer Reviews:

Fine selection of Grainger and solid virtuosity to boot.......2000-02-03

Wow. With the many fine wind ensembles out there, Dr. Westbrook's 52-member UCLA group is right up there with the best of them in this CD. The ensemble soloists are both individually expressive and almost technically flawless in the Grainger pieces. There are some very minor intonation misses as a group, a few spots where section unison playing (i.e. "sound as one") can be detected as not in unison, and a slightly irritating (controllable, but not controlled) over buzzing of the contraclarinet in a piece or two, but these constitute mere nuances (i.e. being over picky here). The Capriol Suite (by the string ensemble) should be nostalgically familiar to some high school (or grade school musicians) who performed in full orchestra, a nice bonus piece to supplement this concert band CD. I whole heartedly recommend a purchase here as the major Grainger pieces are included (e.g. Lincolnshire Posy, Colonial Song, Irish Tune, etc.--great selection, very well played). IF you either: 1) desire a more comprehensive selection of Grainger and/or 2) are, for example, a music educator, who could benefit from a 100-piece "traditional" concert band recording to use with your students (or you desire the mass of a full band) I'd suggest the Univ of Illinois "Begian" 2 CD Grainger set, but you have to order from the University directly. IF you don't have either of these needs, you can't go wrong with the UCLA purchase here as a solo CD!

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Incredible
Staggering Virtuosity!

Percy Grainger Plays Grainger

Manufacturer: Nimbus Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000037LI
Release Date: 1996-12-03

Tracks:

Shepherd's Hey (No. 4)
Country Gardens (No. 22)
Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol (No. 2)
Jutish Medley (No. 8)
Molly On The Shore (No. 19)
One More Day My John (No. 1 - Complex Version)
Spoon River (No. 1)
The Warriors - Music To An Imaginary Ballet
Ramble On The Last Love-Duet In Der Rosenkavalier
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The Leprechaun's Dance (No. 3)
A Reel (No. 4)
Sheep And Goat Walkin' To The Pasture
Turkey In The Straw
Gay But Wistful (No. 2)
'The Gum-Suckers' March (No. 4)
Zanzibar Boat-Song
Colonial Song
Walking Tune (No. 3)
Over the Hills and Far Away' (Children's March)

Customer Reviews:

Incredible.......2004-08-03

His music was original, while taking bits and pieces from traditional tunes. He really does not get the credit he deserves! I never imagined he meant for some of his songs to be played the way he played them.

Staggering Virtuosity!.......1998-12-20

Percy Grainger was a man of spectacular gifts. He was one of the most original composer/arrangers in the early part of this century. He was also a spectacular pianist in an age of spectacular pianists. This amazing CD documents Grainger's formidible gifts. It cannot be over-praised. Both the music and the performances are well worthy of any piano lover's attention. Don't miss this one!

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A Compendium of Classic Marches

Frederick Fennell Conducts

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2005-09-13

Tracks:

Hands Across The Sea
Father Of Victory
The Golden Ear
Old Comrades
March, Op.99
Valdres March
Inglesina
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The U.S. Field Artillery
The Thunderer
Washington Post
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El Capitan
The Stars And Stripes Forever
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On The Mall
Lights Out
Barnum And Bailey's Favorite
Colonel Bogey
The Billboard

Tracks:

Country Gardens
Shepherd's Hey
Colonial Song
Children's March
The Immovable Do
Mock Morris
Handel In The Strand
Irish Tune From County Derry
Spoon River
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
Molly On The Shore
I. Halcyon Days
II. Springtime In Angus
III. Youth Of Britain

Tracks:

I. Covent Garden
II. Westminster
III. Knightsbridge
I. Northwards
II. Eastwards
Pirate Dance From Goldilocks
Suite Of Carols (Excerpts)
A Christmas Festival
Sandpaper Ballet
Forgotten Dreams
Trumpeter's Lullaby
Penny-Whistle Song
Bulger's Holiday
I. The Irish Washerwoman
II. The Minstrel Boy
III. The Rakes Of Mallow
IV. The Wearing Of The Green
V. The Last Rose Of Summer
VI. The Girl I Left Behind

Tracks:

I. The Earle Of Oxford's Marche
II. Pavana
III. John Come Kisse Me Now
IV. The Mayden's Song
V. Wolsey's Wilde
VI. The Bells
Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
Hammersmith: Prelude And Scherzo, Op.52
I. Serenade
II. Spiritual
III. Celebration
Fanfare And Allegro

Customer Reviews:

A Compendium of Classic Marches.......2007-01-10

The performances contained herein are very good. I only wish there were more Sousa marches in the collection. However, those that are there are well-performed and the recording is very good.

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Grainger: Dished up for the piano

Manufacturer: Titanic
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Release Date: 1993-10-27

Carmina Latina: Sacred Chants of Colonial Latin America

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south american baroque

Carmina Latina: Sacred Chants of Colonial Latin America

Manufacturer: Jade / Bmg
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1997-10-14

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Music From Colonial Latin America: Hanacpachap
Music From Colonial Latin America: Quatro Plumages Ayrosos
Music From Colonial Latin America: Salve Regina
Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Solo Cantata To Christ's Birth: 'Nino Mio Ya Se Ve'
Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Contrapunto A 4 On 'Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La'...
Music From The Cathedral Of Lima: Cuatro Al Santisimo 'Cefiros Alegres'
Sacred Music Of The Missions: Mass In F: Credo
Sacred Music From Cuba: 'Un Musiquito Nuevo'
Sacred Music From Cuba: 'Que Nino Tan Bello'
Sacred Music From Brazil: Matinas Do Natal (4th Responsory: O Magnum Mysterium)
Sacred Music From Brazil: Magnificat

Customer Reviews:

south american baroque.......2007-01-05

Until recently I had never heard of the South American music greats; people writing at the same time as Mozart, Beethoven and the European Masters, but their music is every bit as great as the Europeans. Stunning arrangements, original approaches, vast choirs and orchestras, the music of baroque South America is infused with a reverence and devotion to Catholic liturgy equal to or greater than that of Europe. One of the surprising, delightfully so, aspects is the influence of indigenous music from the Andes,the jungles, and the pampas upon these composers. Sublime!

Grainger Edition, Vol. 17: Works for Solo Piano 2

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Tribute to Grainger

Grainger Edition, Vol. 17: Works for Solo Piano 2
Percy Grainger , and Penelope Thwaites
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Tiger-Tiger!
The Hunter In His Career
The Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
The Rival Brothers
Australian Up-Country Song
Harvest Hymn
The Merry King
Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
Pastoral
The Widow's Party
Died For Love
Horkstow Grange
The Brisk Young Sailor (who returned to wed his true love)
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Bristol Town
Sea-Song Sketch
Molly On The Shore
Arrival Platform Humlet
Shepherd's Hey
Country Gardens
Mock Morris
"The Gum-Suckers" March
Colonial Song
The Tents Of The Happy Tribes
Gay But Wistful
Handel In The Strand
My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone

Customer Reviews:

Tribute to Grainger.......2005-07-30

My star rating is in relation to the other Grainger Edition discs. This album has many tracks and all the most famous works of Grainger are on here, focusing mostly on his British work as opposed to Danish or his pieces that are totally original work. Thwaites really has a passion for Grainger as you can tell if you read some interviews with her. As Grainger pointed out it's hard to fit music which is so multifaceted into one instrument, even if there are 10 fingers working but Thwaites really takes advantage of the freedom of solo work and is wonderfully dynamic with volume and tempo and she adds so much character to these pieces, I especially love her Shepherd's Hey! On many pieces she uses some of Grainger's style: very powerful and almost frantic playing, but not too much. Listen to Grainger playing Molly on the Shore on piano and you'll know what I mean! This is one of the cornerstone discs of the Grainger Edition. To the Fore!

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1. Cold and Raw
2. Bethlehem-While Shepherds
3. In the Fields in Frost
4. The Seasons-Winter
5. Drive the Cold Winter Away
6. Emanuel for Christmas
7. Judea-A Virgin Unspotted
8. Christmas Cheer
9. Greensleeves/Pudding Pies
10. Lumps of Pudding
11. Boxford-The Lands
12. Cradle Hymn-Hush, my dear
13. Redemption-Hark, hark
14. Paxton
15. Antioch
16. Peace and Plenty
17. New Year's Eve
18. The Healths/Merry Wassel
19. Adeste fideles
20. Portugese Hymn